The Elves and the Shoemaker

Folktale or Christmas?

This book is a folktale and people often read it at this time of the year because it has elves!

If you choose to read it to your kids - please explain that is a folktale.

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These tasks will help you to explore The Elves and the Shoemaker and respond to the text in a variety of ways.

The pack contains 75 pages and there are many tasks

KWHL - What I know – What I want to know – How will I find it out – My new learning Sequencing tasks x2 Word splash – Elves – Shoemaker – wife Character Traits – wife –Shoemaker – Elf Instructions  for INB INB for beginning, middle and end INB for Elf, Shoemaker, wife – is-has-can Add a picture to your story instructions Recount Pictures to add to story Word focus Compare characters Text connections Text to self – text- world The best part of the story Main idea Summary Recount Create a story Compare truth  - fantasy Change the ending Devise questions I see, I think, I wonder Persuade others to read this book Making lists Be a designer Suggestions please Setting, characters, complications and resolutions DeBono Hat thinking Character traits Conversations x4 Missing words with answers Point of view Story parts Comprehension x2 Sequence task Small book with instructions Story map 5Ws Stick Puppets Script planner x2 Story board planner Story Board INB Script between 2 characters x 4 Script note page x2 Design some clothes

This is a delightful version I found on YouTube - click here

Your kids can then do a compare and contrast of the book you read and this version, 

Alphabet Puzzles

All good teaching comes from knowing your kids - gathering information, assessments, data - it all mean the same thing really. 

We should never embark on a teaching sequence without knowing what each student needs to learn. 

This sound/letter assessment is one way of getting to know which sounds/letters your students need to know. 

You will notice that the letters are out of sequence. This is deliberate so that they don't just 'sing' it, they need to know each one. 

I have a column for capitals and lower case. 

Under each one is space to highlight or tick if they know the sound, the letter and a word that begins with that sound/letter. 

I use different styles of letters as this is what our readers will see when they read any print in their world. 

I use a different highlighter for each month and that way I can track new learning and see where they have come from. 

This then tells me which sounds/letters to focus on in teaching groups. 

This next task is about matching words to pictures but with a focus on initial sound. So kids who know the initial sounds can progress to looking across the word - that was there is dfiffferentiation. 

Cut out the interactive flaps and then add the words underneath. 

Color at the end!

This is another way to consolidate initial sounds and is hands on. 

The jigsaw can be used again and again when you laminate them. 

You can find all these and more in my Alphabet Pack - click on the images below to see more detail